Art Basel Hong Kong announces further highlights for its 2026 edition
Returning to the heart of Asia with new energy, fresh curatorial perspectives, and collaborative initiatives around the host city.
For its 2026 edition, Art Basel Hong Kong returns with an expanded program that brings together new sector developments, fresh perspectives, and citywide collaborations, reinforcing the fair’s role as the leading platform for artistic exchange in Asia and beyond. The fair will feature 240 galleries from 41 countries and territories, with more than half operating spaces across the Asia Pacific. Art Basel Hong Kong, whose Global Lead Partner is UBS, will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from March 27–29, 2026, with Preview Days on March 25 and 26, and programs unfolding across multiple sites in the city. Art Basel Hong Kong continues to connect artistic practices from the region with international audiences, strengthening Hong Kong’s position as a vital global art hub.
Encounters, the sector dedicated to large-scale sculpture, installation, and performance, will enter a new chapter under the leadership of an international curatorial team headed by Mami Kataoka, alongside Isabella Tam, Alia Swastika, and Hirokazu Tokuyama. Extending beyond the exhibition halls, the sector will also include an offsite Encounters presentation at Pacific Place, where a site-specific digital animation installation by Christine Sun Kim will be presented, supported by Swire Properties, the Official Partner of offsite Encounters.
Art Basel Hong Kong will also mark the Asia debut of Zero 10, Art Basel’s global initiative dedicated to art of the digital era, following its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2025. Zero 10 provides a dedicated platform on the show floor for exhibiting and collecting digital practices, extending the brand’s long-standing commitment to artistic innovation.
In addition to this, the Kabinett sector will feature 35 focused thematic presentations within galleries’ booths, with an emphasis on historical and contemporary practices from the Asia Pacific.
Collaboration across disciplines and sites remains central to the fair program. The fair’s citywide Public Program will again offer free public access to Film, Conversations, Exchange Circle, and collaborative programs developed with cultural institutions across Hong Kong. For the third consecutive year, Art Basel will partner with Tai Kwun to present Artists’ Night on March 27, spotlighting emerging and experimental performers, musicians, and visual artists. Onsite, Art Basel Hong Kong will also collaborate with Hong Kong Ballet for State of Wonder, a series of dance excerpts integrating movement into the fair’s environments.
New in 2026, Art Basel will launch Friends of Art Basel Hong Kong, an initiative developed in collaboration with select regional museums to strengthen institutional relationships across Asia.
Complementing the fair program, the Art Basel Shop will present special editions and collaborations created exclusively for Art Basel Hong Kong.
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